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		<h5><?php echo __("Energy") ?></h5>
		<p><?php echo __("Energy products, mainly refers to the products from crude oil refining like gasoline, kerosene, diesel, fuel oil and natural gas, are main source of energies. Energy is one of the world's most active commodity trading products.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("VICFX offers three major energy CFD products, namely: U.S. WTI crude oil, the British Brent crude oil and natural gas.") ?></p>
		<b><?php echo __("Factors affecting the price of energy products:") ?></b>
		<p><?php echo __("Demand factors - global energy reserves, the amount of energy in the global mining stocks, as well as the global energy needs for electricity, usage in industrial and residential sectors, as well as for commercial transportation. The relationship between supply and demand will significantly affect the prices of energy futures. Oversupply will cause prices falling, and short supply will drive the prices up.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("Supply factors - in addition to oil and other energy sources, as well as coal and other alternative energy sources, which have a negative impact on oil demand, especially when oil prices are too high, demand will be shifted to alternative sources of energy, and vice versa .") ?></p>
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		<h4><?php echo __("Feature") ?></h4>
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			<li><?php echo __("Why Trade Energy with VICFX?") ?></li>
			<li><?php echo __("Strictly regulated with guaranteed funds safety") ?></li>
			<li><?php echo __("Fixed spread and no slippage") ?></li>
			<li><?php echo __("Fast and stable trading platform with MT4") ?></li>
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		<h4><?php echo __("Examples") ?></h4>
		<b><?php echo __("Example 1: Trade WTI (CL)") ?></b>
		<p><?php echo __("A CL contract with value of 1,000 barrels") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("Investors believe that the price of CL is too low and expect it to be increased in the near future, so they buy CL to take advantage.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("When the price of CL is 100.00/100.06, investors will buy 1 lot CL at 100.06 with a margin of US$2,000.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("When the price is up to 105.06/105.12, investors will sell 1 lot CL at price 105.06 with 500 pips profit (105.06-100.06).") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("The 500 pips profit can be converted into: 1,000 barrels x (105.06-100.06) USD/barrel = US$5,000 per contract.") ?></p>
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				<th><?php echo __("Buy CL at 100.06Sell CL at 105.06") ?></th>
				<td><?php echo __("500 points") ?></td>
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				<th>1,000 x (100.06-105.06)</th>
				<td><?php echo __("+USD5,000 per contract") ?></td>
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				<th><?php echo __("USD 5,000x(1 contract)") ?></th>
				<td><?php echo __("USD5,000 profit") ?></td>
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		<b><?php echo __("Example 2: Trade WTI (CL)") ?></b>
		<p><?php echo __("A CL contract with value of 1,000 barrels.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("An investor believes that the price of CL is too low and expect it to be increased in the near future. Thus, the investor buy CL to gain returns.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("When the price of CL is 100.00/100.06, the investor buys a lot of CL at 100.06, with a margin of 2,000 USD.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("But the price of CL is not depreciated but risen. When the price is down to 95.06/95.12, the investors sells 1 lot of CL at price 95.06 with 500 pips loss.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("The 500 pips loss can be converted into: 1,000 barrels x USD (95.06-100.06)per barrels = -5,000 USD per barrels.") ?></p>
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				<th><?php echo __("Buy CL at 100.06Sell CL at 95.06") ?></th>
				<td><?php echo __("-500 pips") ?></td>
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				<th>1,000 x (100.06-95.06)</th>
				<td><?php echo __("-5,000 USD per barrels") ?></td>
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				<th><?php echo __("- 5,000 USD x 1 Contract") ?></th>
				<td><?php echo __("-5,000 USD loss") ?></td>
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		<h4><?php echo __("Crude oil") ?></h4>
		<p><?php echo __("Crude oil has always been an important product in the global energy markets. The crude oil prices change rapidly with the daily market economy development. The world's largest oil producers are Russia, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Iran and China.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("Crude oil is defined as a naturally occurring and flammable liquid. It can be found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. Crude oil is a raw material that is refined and separated and used for a large number of consumer products ranging from gasoline, asphalt, heating oil, diesel fuel to chemical substances used to make plastics and pharmaceuticals. Once processed, demand for these products will influence the price of crude oil. Prices of crude oil will fluctuate depending on global supply and demand conditions.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("The unit of measurement of crude oil is barrels. 1 lot of oil trading is in units of 1,000 U.S. barrels. The price of crude oil is quoted in dollars or cents per barrel. WTI* and Brent# are the most actively traded commodity products and are favorites amongst investors.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("* Trading symbol of WTI futures in MT4 is CL.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("# Trading symbol of Brent futures in MT4 is LCO.") ?></p>
		<h4><?php echo __("Natural Gas") ?></h4>
		<p><?php echo __("Natural gas accounts for almost 25% for energy consumption in the United States. National gas is safer with higher calorific value, cleaner and with other advantages in usage in comparison with other energy sources like coal and oil.") ?></p>
		<p><?php echo __("Natural gas futures are the third-largest physical commodity futures contract in the world in terms of trading volume, and is widely used as a national benchmark price for natural gas. It can be traded via open outcry, electronically on CME Globex and off-exchange for clearing only through CME ClearPort. Traders can manage the risk in price fluctuations of natural gas through hedging activities.") ?></p>
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